• etherphon@piefed.world
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    3 days ago
    1. it’s a tacky nightmare
    2. anyone can just gamble on “martket prediction” apps now, I still have no idea how or why those are legal
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        I’d have no problems if it was just idiots, but there have been people betting on these platforms on things like military movements, inside betting by members of government about things, it’s a security nightmare and will end up being just another wealth transfer machine.

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          I mean… Yea. But we also have a POTUS and cabinet that invite journalist to their signal groups accidentally. I guess I don’t have issue with making a platform to bet on anything, I have issue on people with highly classified information betting on them, getting caught, and then zero consequences.

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            I just think it’s super unhealthy, then again a lot of people think the same thing about drug use but that can be safe with moderation and safe usage practices, so legal was perhaps a stretch. I think it’s a profoundly bad idea but if people wanna gamble on everything whatevs I suppose.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      it’s a tacky nightmare

      What? you don’t want to sleep with a woman whose picture is on the side of truck?